Neath

Neath is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, located 7 miles northeast of Swansea and along the River Neath. In the 70s AD, the Roman Army established a fort at "Nidum", named for the "River Nedd", which means shining. Neath was a market town before the Industrial Revolution, which saw the arrival of the iron, steel, and tinplate industries. By 2020, Neath had 19,258 residents.